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CVE-2013-6435

Published: Dec 16, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-74
NVD MITRE
7.6CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
7.7%
Top 6.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extracts the contents to temporary files before validating the signature, as demonstrated by installing a file in the /etc/cron.d directory.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-74

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
rpmrpm
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
rpmoss-projectOperating Systems
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1975.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
oracle.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056
mandriva.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 16, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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